Boat Purchase

to purchase a boat here in the DR the Club Nauticus in Boca Chica is a good place to look for.
i would assume the north coast also has it's spot, but i am not familiar on the theme in case of the northshore, somebody else may bring that in.
purchasing a boat in the US and drive it over here is what we do mostly when a new baby is due to be born, but you should have experience on the not uncomplicated procedures of that to do so without big hassles.
a crew to drive a boat over from the US i.e. from the Florida east coast costs 3-7K'sUS$, depending on size of the boat and number of crew members used plus fuel/crew immigrations-customs fees aso.
onlu the office of the secretary for customs can tell you what amount of taxes apply for a specific brand/model/size of boat.
you have to 'import' that boat so you would get the dominican papers, named "matricula".
if you do not have experience with importation of vehicles i would recommend to purchase a boat here which already has it's dominican documents up to date renewed, more expensive than the same brand/model/size in the US, but no more transportation/importation taxes/costs involved.
good luck
Mike

Send a PM to AlaninDR. He has a nice catamaran on the north coast that he might part with.

You could also google search Bruce Van Sant Luperon and contact him via his website.

Gil, from Luperon, should be the answer to most of your questions. His website:
Caribbean Oceanfront Real Estate! ~ North Coast Dominican Republic ~ Punta Alma Luperon

motor cruisers in acceptable condition are a bit rare overe here, not used that often.
take also a look on the Puerto Rican market,
even still the flag change/import tax applies, very low costs for the transfer of the vehicle over here.
Mike